Find the projection of the vector (\(\hat{i}\)- \(\hat{j}\)) on the vector (\(\hat{i}\)+ \(\hat{j}\)).
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Let \(\vec{a}\)= (\(\hat{i}\)- \(\hat{j}\)) and \(\vec{b}\) = (\(\hat{i}\)+ \(\hat{j}\))
Now, projection of \(\vec{a}\) on \(\vec{b}\) is given by,
(\(\vec{a}\).\(\vec{b}\))/|\(\vec{b}\)| = {1.1 + (-1).1}/√(1+1) = 0
Hence, the projection of vector (\(\hat{i}\)- \(\hat{j}\)) on the vector (\(\hat{i}\)+ \(\hat{j}\)) is 0.